Language researchers agree that our language development progresses from babbling to the one- word stage through the two-word, telegraphic speech stage. However, Researchers have disagreed about how we acquire language and move from stage to stage.
Part A: Provide an example of language acquisition that supports the claim that we acquire language through operant conditioning:______
• Positive reinforcement
• Shaping
• Intermittent reinforcement
Part B: Provide an example of language acquisition that supports the claim that we acquire language because of Chromsky's "inborn universal grammar" theory. Your example should use the following ideas in the correct context:________
• Language acquisition device
• Universal grammar
• Overgeneralization

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Answer:

Positive reinforcement

EX: Child saying "mommy!" , followed by child's mom kissing them and the child saying "mommy!" Again

shaping

EX: if mother wants child to say "more milk please," the mother would first use positive reinforcement to condition the child to say "more," when they want more milk, then reinforce "more milk," then finally reinforce "more milk please."

Intermittent reinforcement

EX: once mother gets child to say, "more milk please." She may kiss them while giving them more milk to encourage correct language use. However, after the child continues to use correct language, the mother may not kiss them every time they say, "more milk please," and just give them the milk, only kissing them 25% of the time.

Language acquisition device

EX: Children learn language in developmental stages that occur at relatively the same age.

Universal grammar

EX: "milk!" "Mommy!" "Daddy

Overgeneralization

EX: many add -Ed to form past tense. Children say "goed to the store," before they learn to say "went to the store,"

Explanation:

From the above we have each given example from bothering theories, the operant conditioning and Chromsky's inborn universal grammar theory.

The theory of operation conditioning by B. F Skinner suggests that children acquire language by reinforcement; in other words the rewards they get from language encourages them. He grouped them into stages which we stated above

Chromsky's inborn universal theory on the other hand suggests that children possess inborn universal language capacity and with the right nuture they would produce language. He stated that individuals begin with noun rather than verbs and adjectives and group language development into stages ascertained listed above.

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